Skepticism is healthy, but in medicine, it can be dangerous - The Iola Register

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Skepticism is healthy, but in medicine, it can be dangerous - The Iola Register

We are at a crossroads in medicine when it comes to public trust. After a pandemic that twisted science for political gain, it is not surprising that confidence in medicine is eroding.  I arrived at the hospital one recent morning to find a team of doctors gathered just outside a patient room. The patient was struggling — his breaths too fast and too shallow. For days we had been trying to walk the line between treating the pain caused by his ra…